Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Kafka en la orilla by Haruki Murakami

386 reviews

kungfupanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape

hinklemi's review against another edition

funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

simplychloe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Animal cruelty, Murder, Rape, Torture, and Animal death

archiveofrasa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I always try to read articles and other people's theories for stuff like this since I can admit, things do go over my head sometimes while reading. I found a theory that honestly makes a lot of sense with the story and does help me appreciate the artistry (as well as why so many people like it); essentially it ties the "two halves" metaphor together with the experiences of the characters, it made some things click for me. (Here if you want to read it: https://www.reddit.com/r/murakami/comments/12mqgkn/analysis_and_theory_about_kafka_on_the_shore/)

but overall, it was a bit slow to get through for me. the few parts I highlighted were very meaningful composition of words I hadn't fathomed before, but I didn't really see what the fuss was about with the prose. if anything, the craft of the events of the story and the surrealism spoke more to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, Animal cruelty, and Rape

Moderate: Death

ellenlovre's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I just want to thank everyone who let me complain to them about this book while I was reading it for class. I guess this book was character driven, since there was no plot to speak of, but the characters felt contrived and one-dimensional. Way too much incest and use of one of my least favorite words for the male genitalia. Not everything needs to be a metaphor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

lumari3's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Animal cruelty, and Rape

Minor: Transphobia

jxnasxng's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Pedophilia

robiinav's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Das Buch war leider absolut nichts für mich. Ich lese gerne weirden stuff, aber abgesehen von Transphobie, Ableismus, usw. finde ich vieles in dieser Geschichte unnötig oder unsinnig. Vielleicht versteh ich einfach die Komplexität eines Meisterwerks nicht, aber so oder so hat es mir nicht sonderlich gefallen - weder der Schreibstil (keine Ahnung ob das vielleicht an der Übersetzung liegt) noch der tatsächliche Inhalt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Incest

Moderate: Transphobia

epshcherbinina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Incest, Mental illness, Violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, and Sexual content

sophramsay's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Sexism, War, Misogyny, Violence, and Sexual violence